I see this time of year as an opportunity to escape the cycle of negative messaging and instead focus on spiritual introspection. Starting anew is what the High Holy Days are all about.
Each year during the High Holy Days, which begin with Rosh Hashanah and end 10 days later with Yom Kippur , I look forward to being able to start anew and gain a new perspective.
My mother, who was born in America to a Holocaust survivor from Germany, remembers growing up in New York in the post-Holocaust era. “Everything was full of hope,” she said. “The world pledged ‘never again’, economics were on the rebound, and individual freedom was improving by the day.” I see this time of year as an opportunity to escape the cycle of negative messaging and instead focus on spiritual introspection. These “Days of Awe” offer an opportunity for a fresh start, an opportunity to escape all of the distracting noise in this world, and a chance to see the light and blessings around us. And once we open our eyes to see the blessings, they are endless.
In 2023, this will take the form of over $10 million of aid distributed to 287,000 needy people worldwide: 213,000 will receive food assistance, among them 36,000 people in single-parent households, while 96,000 poor children, including orphans, in Israel and the former Soviet Union will receive clothing and school supplies.
As the holidays approach, I’m thinking of Liyudmyla, her teenage son Andreii, and her mother, Tetiana, who escaped the war in Ukraine with the help of The Fellowship. They are now in Israel and will be celebrating the High Holy Days in the Holy Land for the very first time. After going through such hardship — a bomb fell right near their home in Mariupol, shattering windows and damaging doors — starting a new life can be overwhelming.
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